Prognostic factors and survival of patients with carcinoma of the ampulla of vater after pancreaticoduodenectomy

• Main Authors: Sunhawit Junrungsee, Ekkapope Kittivarakul, Wasana Ko-Iam, Worakitti Lapisatepun, Trichak Sandhu, Anon Chotirosniramit
• 格式: 雜誌
• 出版: 2018
• 主題: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• 在線閱讀: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85014093477&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/56813
• 機構: Chiang Mai University

Background: Although carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater (CAV) is a rare tumor, accounting for just 0.2% of gastrointestinal cancers, the survival of CAV patients is unfavorable. The five-year rates have ranged from 36.8-75.2% in previous reports but there is a lack of data relating to Thai people. Al...